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Stephen Miller had to be escorted off CNN's set after his interview with Jake Tapper went off the rails — Stephen Miller needed to be escorted off a CNN set on Sunday. — His appearance on “State of the Union” ended abruptly after host Jake Tapper pressed him on damaging claims about President Donald Trump.

Discussion: The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Informed Comment, The Week, Mother Jones, Mediaite, Political Wire, ThinkProgress and Balloon Juice, more at Mediagazer »

David Harsanyi / The Federalist:

Don't Let ‘Fire And Fury’ Normalize ‘Fake But Accurate’ — Michael Wolff has given the media a convenient excuse to repeat unverified stories about the Trump administration — “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” Michael Wolff's entertaining new book, is a mix of wishful falsehoods …

Discussion: Washington Post, NewsBusters, CNN, bizpacreview.com, Daily Wire, TheBlaze, WGN-TV and The Daily Caller

CNN:
Tapper cuts off interview with Trump adviser

Discussion: Weekly Standard, The Daily Beast, Axios, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, NBC News, twitchy.com, Mashable, The Last Tradition, RedState, New York Times, emptywheel, Vox, Fox News, The Week, Politico and New York Magazine

Michael Goodwin / New York Post:

We're still better off with Trump than Clinton — Now that Steve Bannon has carried his political jihad to its logical conclusion, martyrdom never looked so meaningless. A bright and talented man has sacrificed himself over nothing more significant than anger and vanity.

Discussion: Politico, Althouse, KTLA, New York Magazine, Mashable and Politicus USA

Annie Karni / Politico:

Bannon finds his regrets aren't good enough for Trump — Steve Bannon, like his onetime brother-in-arms President Donald Trump, is known as someone whose instinct is to double down, not kiss up. — That made his belated attempt on Sunday to de-escalate mounting tension with the commander-in-chief …

Discussion: The Week, Reuters and Raw Story

Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:

WikiLeaks shares full text of Wolff's Trump book — WikiLeaks posted the full text of Michael Wolff's explosive new book about President Trump — on Sunday. — The website's official account tweeted a link to a Google Drive containing the full text of the book. — “New Trump book ‘Fire and Fury’ by Michael Wolff.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and RedState

Mike Allen / Axios:

Exclusive: Bannon apologizes — Battered by the backlash from Michael Wolff's book, Steve Bannon is trying to make amends with the Trump family, providing a statement to Axios that expresses “regret” to President Trump and praises his son, Donald Trump Jr. Show less “Donald Trump, Jr. is both a patriot and a good man.

Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:

Mixed signals on infrastructure plan emerge from Trump retreat — President Trump expressed misgivings about his administration's infrastructure plan Friday at Camp David, telling Republican leaders that building projects through public-private partnerships is unlikely to work …

Discussion: New York Magazine, FOX2now.com, Axios and Breitbart

Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:
We Live in Stupid Times

Discussion: Yale Daily News, bizpacreview.com and Newsweek

New York Times:
Steve Bannon's Statement on Donald Trump Jr.

Discussion: Just Security, Fox News, National Review, Washington Post and Power Line

Simon Walters / Daily Mail:
Trump would resent not being invited to Harry and Meghan's wedding, could put a post-Brexit deal …

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story

Julia Manchester / The Hill:
CIA director pushes back on claim in Wolff book: Trump reads

Discussion: Breitbart

Libby Hill / Los Angeles Times:

Oprah at the Golden Globes: Is she running for president? She should! — Oprah Winfrey for president was something of a running theme throughout the Golden Globes on Sunday, beginning with Seth Meyers' opening monologue. He jokingly forbade Winfrey from considering the presidency.

Discussion: Politico, The Daily Beast, New York Times, bizpacreview.com, Washington Post, Mashable and YouTube

Anousha Sakoui / Bloomberg:

Oprah Denies Presidential Ambition After Golden Globes Speech — Minutes after giving a rousing speech at the Golden Globes Awards that promised “a new day” for women, minorities and the downtrodden, Oprah Winfrey said she has no ambitions to run for president.

Discussion: Axios, Mashable and Politico

Megan Friedman / Esquire:

Oprah Continues a 63-Year Streak of Living Up to the Hype — The icon's Cecil B. DeMille award speech at the Golden Globes was phenomenal. — Oprah Winfrey was the recipient of the Golden Globes' annual Cecil B. DeMille award for lifetime achievement, and gave a powerful acceptance speech during Sunday night's ceremony.

Discussion: ABC News, Vox, The Gateway Pundit and IndieWire

Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Golden Globes 2018: Stars Will Take Activists to the Red Carpet

Discussion: The Guardian, NBC News, thecut, Taylor Marsh, The Daily Caller, ThinkProgress, The FADER, Mashable, Mediaite and Washington Post

McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Connie Britton Wears “Poverty Is Sexist” Shirt to 2018 Golden Globes: What It Means

Discussion: Fox News, Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit, Vox and TMZ.com

New York Times:
2018 Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Pictures

Discussion: thecut and ThinkProgress

NBC News:

Initial talks underway about Trump interview in Mueller Russia probe — WASHINGTON — Anticipating that Special Counsel Robert Mueller will ask to interview President Donald Trump, the president's legal team is discussing a range of potential options for the format, including written responses …

Discussion: Political Wire and The Week

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Scoop: Trump's secret, shrinking schedule — President Trump is starting his official day much later than he did in the early days of his presidency, often around 11am, and holding far fewer meetings, according to copies of his private schedule shown to Axios.

Discussion: Splinter, Business Insider, AOL, Mother Jones, Politicus USA, Raw Story, The Week, New York Magazine, TalkLeft and Polipace Insider …

Maureen Callahan / New York Post:

The post-Weinstein Golden Globes was an exercise in hypocrisy — And the award for ultimate hypocrisy goes to . . . the Hollywood class of 2018. — This year's Golden Globes were meant to be a defiant, vibrant celebration of a post-Weinstein industry, an awards ceremony about so much more than meaningless awards.

Discussion: Betsy's Page

Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Seth Meyers Savages Sexual Predators Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey in Golden Globes Monologue

Discussion: Breitbart

Erin Nyren / Variety:
Emma Stone, Meryl Streep, Laura Dern To Be Accompanied by Activists at Golden Globes

Discussion: The Daily Beast and twitchy.com

Shaun King / The Intercept:

ACLU Says New Jersey Prisons' Banning of “The New Jim Crow” Is Unconstitutional — America's jails and prisons have long since banned and censored books that the institutions determined posed a material danger to the safety of inmates and employees. There is a logic, at least …

Discussion: The Guardian

Michael Wilner / Jerusalem Post:

FORGING AHEAD, TRUMP TEAM CONFIDENT ITS PEACE PLAN APPEALS TO PALESTINIANS — “A peace process and a credible conclusion to that process can't happen without the US- they know that. And once the plan is revealed, it will speak for itself,” a senior White House official said.

Jesse Drucker / New York Times:
Kushner's Financial Ties to Israel Deepen Even With Mideast Diplomatic Role

Discussion: The Hill, The Week and Axios

BBC:

BBC China editor Carrie Gracie quits post in equal pay row — The BBC's China editor Carrie Gracie has resigned from her post, citing pay inequality with male colleagues. — In an open letter, Ms Gracie - who has been at the BBC for more than 30 years - accused the corporation of having a “secretive and illegal pay culture”.